Devils sign first-round pick Smith

The New Jersey Devils on Monday announced they have signed first-round pick Ty Smith to a three-year, entry-level contract.

The 18-year-old defenseman was the 17th overall pick in the 2018 draft, the sixth player taken at his position.

In 69 games with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League last season, Smith had 14 goals, 59 assists, and a plus-44 rating while serving as an alternate captain. He was second in the league among defensemen in scoring and set a franchise record with seven points (two goals, five assists) in one game last February.

Along with earning WHL First All-Star Team honors, Smith tallied three assists in five games for Team Canada en route to the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup gold medal.

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